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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Genres with David Russell

This
week we’re going to find out a little about author David Russell. January ‘s theme is
‘Genres’ so David will be talking about genres. He’ll also tell us a little
about himself and his writing, and answer some fun questions.

David:
A close friend of mine tried writing a
romance, and this was a catalyst to me

Beverley:
What genres do you enjoy reading?

David:
Romance, Paranormal, SF, History

Beverley:
I’d love to hear what you think of the present genres, how they’ve been
affected by self-publishing and where you think they might be headed.

David:Self-publishing has had an enormous effect; it has
certainly removed barriers to experimental work. Since many so-called
publishers now do not promote in addition to publishing, it is becoming the
main channel; many writers have switched to it.

Beverley: How
long have you been writing?

David: For about 5 decades’ now

Beverley:
Who influenced you the most in deciding to become a writer?

David: William Golding

Beverley: What
obstacles did you have to overcome to begin creating your work?

David: My own hesitancy, frequent struggles to find the
right words and expression

Beverley: What
gets your creative juices flowing?

David: Experiences, reminiscences, comparing notes with
others about their experiences and reminiscences.

Beverley: What
will stop your creative muse the quickest?

David: Having to attend to the practicalities of business
and everyday living

Beverley:What do you have for breakfast?

David: Either
Muesli or two pieces of toast

Beverley:What do you wear when you are writing?

David: Generally,
my ordinary clothes; a dressing gown if I work through the night.

Beverley:Where do you do most of your writing?

David: In
my workroom/bedroom

Beverley:Do
you have a favorite cartoon character? Why?

David:
Speedy Gonzalez; I
like to feel I think and act fast

Beverley: Who
would you love most to meet 'in person' and why?

David: Suzanne Vega – she is feminine and sensitive, also
hard-hitting, and perceptive

Beverley: If
you had an unexpected free day what would you do with it?

David: I would probably go to a long-neglected art gallery

Beverley: What
are you working on now?

David: Two sequels to my novella Self’s Blossom.

Blurb for
Self’s Blossom

Self's Blossom is a short novella in the erotic romance genre, with Selene,
a woman in search of her sexual identity, as the vibrant main character. Selene
is intellectual, independent, free spirited and totally trapped in the
limitations of her peer group and society. Her pragmatic best friend Janice
describes Selene as a dreamer, "living in the cuckoo land of her
imagination". Desperately looking to find herself and get a bit of erotic
adventure, Selene goes on holiday to South America.

Brought to life by the Sun, sea and holiday atmosphere of her resort,
Selene's first erotic awakening comes about through the ocean - "the
spirit of love beckoning her with a pulsing sinewy body." After this,
Selene searches for a lover and has a brief sexual encounter with an eighteen
year old local. But it is her through her meeting with the American
anthropologist Hudson that Selene' erotic nature is awakened and she explores
the many layers of her being. Hudson is her intellectual rival and mentor, and he
introduces Selene to the other side of South America - the primal elemental
energy of the carnival, the 10,000 year history of South American civilisation
and the breathtaking and often cruel power of its environment and landscape.

With Hudson, Selene's holiday adventures suddenly become fraught with
danger and intrigue - She is threatened with death by hunters when she plays
environmentalist with Hudson and his friends, she is bitten by a deadly snake
when she goes exploring with him, Hudson has to save her from a bar room brawl
with the locals which suddenly explodes due to a sexual indiscretion. The
indigenous population have an entirely different culture and life-rule than
Selene knows from her predictable friends in London.

Although Hudson is the catalyst for Selena's awakening, it is fair to say
that she challenges him intellectually and opens his world weary eyes for the
magic of the moment also. Their mutual search for something beyond the mundane
leads them both to the top of a South American pyramid, where Selena visualizes
herself as a modern God Queen and Hudson as her God King. They have both gone
on a dangerous and fascinating journey down through time and braving a foreign
culture and environment. It is therefore significant that Selene does not seek
full surrender to her lover in the passion of the moment on the moonlit beach -
in fact she slaps his face when he attempts to do so - Instead she wants their
love to be fully consummated through the pampered and luxurious Western
trappings of the hotel Bridal Suite. Selene concludes: "True Seduction was
total theatre," "The true ideal lay in laced artifice" not in
"ideals of naturalness."

Here, in the luxurious trappings of traditional Western romance and
eroticism, the adventure ends and the God Queen and God King sublimate their
experience like some modern day High Priest and Priestess and the alchemy of
their mutual transformation is complete. Knowing that they will be unable to
ever rival or surpass this moment of absolute sexual apotheosis, the lovers now
part and go their separate ways - Hudson to his job in the US and Selene back
to London. But the author David Russell leaves us with a sense that more has
been accomplished here than just a nice holiday memory for Selene and her
lover. Selene can now return to the humdrum of her everyday existence and the
emptiness of her London life with the alchemical blossom inside her - the
Blossom of the self which has been totally awakened inside her.

There is the very real sense that Selene will never be the same woman again
after this.

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About Me

I'm a Canadian author who writes murder, mystery, medical thrillers, romantic suspense, often set in Montana on a ranch. I recently dived into self-publishing and I love the challenge. It's exciting. Hunted was my first novel, then Missing and Targeted, the third in the series, set in Montana. Another series about an assistant PI, A Cruise to Remember and A Murder to Forget . By Design, on cloning. And I'm working on Death Southern Style set in New Orleans. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of September. Check them out and let me know what you think.